Sliding across the end zone — watching the football flutter his way — Miami Dolphins tight end Kyle Miller wasn’t about to let a moment like this pass him by.

The former Mount Union star, playing in what amounted to a home game at Fawcett Stadium, made sure to grab the moment ... and the football.

Miller’s sliding catch in the right corner of the end zone off a teammate’s deflection for a 5-yard touchdown in the final minute provided quite a thrill in his homecoming.

“It was awesome,” Miller said. “My dad grew up here. My wife’s from about 15 minutes down the road (in Dover). I had like 40 to 50 people here for this. A lot of former coaches. It was just a lot of fun.”

His dad, Mark Miller, starred at Canton South High School and Bowling Green before becoming a third-round pick of the Cleveland Browns in 1978.

After getting his own taste of the NFL a year ago, Kyle Miller wants more this season.

The 6-foot-5, 260-pound Miller played extensively in the second half against the Cowboys in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. He made three catches for 35 yards.

“He catches the football well,” Miami head coach Joe Philbin said. “I’m not surprised when he catches the ball when it’s thrown his way.”

STRONG FOURTH QUARTER

He made a 6-yard catch early in the fourth quarter during Miami’s first touchdown drive. Miller then closed strong with two catches on Miami’s final drive. His 24-yarder over the middle got the drive going — and got his fans fired up.

Not far from where he caught his TD pass, college roommate and teammate Corey Unckrich was cheering him on with others.

“It was great to see him do that,” Unckrich said. “There was a lot of people here for him ... There was a Mount Union alumni section, because there was a block of tickets because we knew he was coming to this game.”

Miller grew up knowing the NFL was not an impossible dream. His dad backed up Brian Sipe for two seasons with the Browns.

“Growing up with my dad being a quarterback, my brother was a quarterback, I know how to catch the ball,” Miller said.

He knows his biggest key to making the team “is working on my blocking and getting better at that.”

Miller thought his blocking was solid Sunday.

Miller went undrafted in 2011. He signed with Jacksonville and made it to the last cut before being let go.

No one else came calling that season, but just when it looked as if Miller’s playing days were done, he got a call from Indianapolis last year.

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The Colts signed Miller to their practice squad last season, and he was on the roster by the middle of November. Then when the Colts made a roster move, they had to expose Miller to the waiver wire.

The Dolphins claimed him Nov. 20 and he went to Miami, where he was inactive the final six games. He is eager to show the team what he can do this preseason.

“I haven’t been in the league too long,” Miller said. “I know where I am on the totem poll. And when I get my chances, I try to take advantage of them.”